Alright, tomorrow I'm going to be traveling out of state to look at a car that suddenly stopped driving and that has been parked for over 3months with 19inch rims on it..

Heres the listing:

i have a 95 nissan maxima automatic 150,000 MILES car ran well up until 2 months ago my aunt used it as a daily driver back and forth to work than one morning it just didnt start.the engine turns over but it just dont kick-on/spark...so now i am selling it for her. 600 BUCKS FIRM

Question:
What should I test on the car and is there anyway for me to do a compression check without bringing it to a dealer/stealership? Also, what does that sound like the problem could be? It cranks but doesnt spark? CPS SENSOR? Compression? Timing? Suggestions!?

I'd appreciate all suggestions. Thank you

 

There's absolutely no reason to take a car to the dealer for a compression check.

You can buy a simple compression tester at most any auto parts store.

Well the first thing to do is check for codes. Without any more information than is listed, it could be a hundred things, and the diagnoses could be based on any, all, or none of those.

I wouldn't automatically assume it doesn't have spark. Of course ask them if they did anything immediately prior to this happening.

Without the slightest hint to work on, and unless you want to bring a lot of tools and a copy of the FSM with you...

 

Well, the guy whose selling the car is clueless, but i believe she didnt do a darn thing to that car since she got it but change the oil..Im going to bring my code reading and list of codes and start from there...How do you use the compression tester?

 

Read the instructions on the back of the package, or use this link: http://tinyurl.com/ql7qbl